Also, the animal facemasks are used to symbolize the character's nationality and identity; and how often they were subjected to change in these life-threatening instances. ... Subsequently, Spiegelman provokes further understanding of the persecution that the Jewish people were subjected to; as we understand that these tortured animals, are in fact, human beings. ... Spiegelman compares the cruel human behavior of the Germans towards the Jews, to that of a cat hunting a mouse; using its animalistic instincts. The portrayal of the Nazi Germans as cats implies that they have natural ...

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There are laws prohibiting the infliction of pain on animals, yet meat consumption is not forbidden (only restricted). ... In Jewish law, field corners and gleanings were to be left alone so that the poor and animals may take these portions at will. Hybridization (of plants and animals) is forbidden and fruit trees may not be destroyed. Under the precepts of this "instinct renunciation" Schorsch relates three specific tenets Judaism requires: first, "ideally, Scripture would have us live as vegetarians;" meat consumption is not forbidden but is restricted; there are detailed laws prohib...

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Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno had nothing against sensual experience per se, but since it involved the body, rather than the mind or soul, these philosophers concluded that any lower animal could experience the phenomenon, and they felt that it required resources and time which could be better spent focusing on mind and spirit. ... By aggressively preaching a divine edict to renounce the fundamental instinct to seek pleasure, the Roman Christian church and other Christian sects thrived and gained unparalleled control over their adherents. However, since humankind's placement at the ...

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Some say that the slaves basically were treated like animals. ... Slaveowners, rather than being gentle, Christian folk, were coarse men and women who dared not follow truly Christian teachings of their own humane and civilizing instincts." ...

• Word Count: 1984
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate